Zebra No. 1 Prospect

The Zebra No. 1 Prospect is a uranium mine located in San Juan county, Utah at an elevation of 6,880 feet.

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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Zebra No. 1 Prospect  

State:  Utah

County:  San Juan

Elevation: 6,880 Feet (2,097 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 37.63583, -110.02361

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Zebra No. 1 Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Zebra No. 1 Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: San Juan
District: White Canyon District, Deer Flat Area


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR, IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESULTS OF EXTENTIVE DRILLING PROGRAM CONDUCTED UPON DEER FLAT IS UNKNOWN

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: SW 1/4 , SE 1/4 , SE 1/4 , SEC. 22

Comment (Deposit): EXPOSED IN FLOAT AND IN PLACE SANDSTONE CONGLOMERATE, OF CHANNEL SEDIMENT. THIS EXPOSURE HAS NOT BEEN STRIPPED AS OF 10-77. DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION UNKNOWN.

Comment (Workings): PROSPECT ONLY


References

Reference (Deposit): THADEN, R. E., TRITES, A. F., AND FINNELL, T. L., 1964 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WHITE CANYON AREA, SAN JUAN AND GARFIELD COS., UTAH, U.S.G.S. BULL 1125

Reference (Deposit): FINNELL, T. L., FRANKS, P. C., AND HUBBARD, H. A., 1963 , GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS AND EXPLORATORY DRILLING IN THE DEER FLAT AREA, WHITE CANYON DIST., SAN JUAN CO., UTAH, U.S.G.S. BULL. 1132 .


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